CLASSIC COCKTAIL · 1960–1979
Jungle Bird
Dark rum, Campari, pineapple and lime: a bitter tropical revelation.
1978Historical classicResearched
The Jungle Bird was created in 1978 at the Aviary Bar of the Kuala Lumpur Hilton. Dark rum, Campari, pineapple and lime make a bittersweet tropical drink that was largely forgotten until the 2000s, when tiki revivalists rediscovered it. It is now a modern classic and a staple of ambitious bar menus.
- The drink’s 2000s revival made Campari-and-pineapple a modern bar trope.
- Jungle Bird with aged rum
- Bitter Mai Tai
THE RECIPE
Ingredients
- Dark rum45 ml
- Campari20 ml
- Pineapple juice45 ml
- Lime juice15 ml
- Sugar syrup10 ml
- Pineapple wedgeto garnish
Method
Shake all ingredients with ice, strain into a rocks glass over ice and garnish with pineapple.
Rocks glass · ice · pineapple